The Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology, as part of its mandate as a Tennessee
Center of Excellence, presents programs and educational events for the public. The IEAA brings world-renowned Egyptologists to the Mid-South for lectures and symposia.
In addition, educational events are offered to schoolchildren and their families.
Occasionally, the Institute also sponsors educational tours to Egypt.

The Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology provides trained graduate student docents for groups wishing a guided tour of the ancient Egyptian and African ethnographic exhibitions in the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. In addition, the Art
Museum and the IEAA are sometimes able to provide guided tours of the Contemporary
exhibitions at the Art Museum.

To schedule a tour once the museum reopens, contact the Art Museum at 901.678.2224.

Note: All groups are required to contact the Art Museum in advance and are strongly
encouraged to schedule a docent-guided tour.

A Public Lecture by Erika Feleg, M.A.

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Lecture: 4:30 p.m. Reception: 3:45 p.m.

Erika Feleg, M.A., is a doctoral candidate and teaching assistant in the Department of History at the
University of Memphis. She travels regularly to Egypt to work with Dr. Peter Brand's
epigraphic project in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak. Her interests include the
later New Kingdom, especially the reign of Ramesses II, Ramesside temples, and ancient
Egyptian grammar. She receiver her M.A. in Art History from the University of Memphis
in 2011; her masters thesis is entitled: Features of the early relief decoration of Ramesses II at the Karnak Hypostyle Hall
and the Ramesside forecourt at Luxor Temple.

Ms. Feleg returned from Egypt earlier this semester and will present the findings
of her most recent work on the Forecourt of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple.

Photo: University of Pennsylvania Museum

Fourteenth Annual Legacy of Egypt Lecture

"The Legacy of Tutankhamun."

A Public Lecture by Dr. David P. Silverman

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Lecture: 7:00 p.m. Reception: 6:15 p.m.

David Silverman, PhD, is Eckley B. Coxe, Jr. Professor of Egyptology at the University of Pennsylvania
and Curator-in-Charge for the Egyptian section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology. A world-renowned scholar, his areas of specialization
include the language, religion, history and archaeology of ancient Egypt.

Professor Silverman will speak on his personal and professional experiences as curator
for the original Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit in 1977 - the exhibition that inaugurated the modern phenomenon of the "blockbuster" exhibition - and its enduring impact on American culture, and beyond. He was also involved in
the more recent international blockbuster exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.

Dr. Silverman received his Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. He
served previously as a curator at the Field Museum in Chicago and as a visiting professor
at the L'École Pratique of the Sorbonne in Paris and at Harvard University. Professor
Silverman has directed and co-directed several field expeditions at sites throughout
Egypt and he has been the recipient of numerous national and international awards.
His publications as author or editor include more than twelve books, both popular
and scholarly, and over seventy articles and reviews on Egyptian language, art, and
religion. Titles include: Akhenaten and Tutankhamun: Revolution and Restoration, Religion in Ancient Egypt, Searching for Ancient Egypt, and an edited volume, Ancient Egypt, which has authoritative and very readable essays on various topics related to ancient
Egyptian culture and civilization.

The year 2017 marks his 40th at the University of Pennsylvania, and starting January
23rd, Professor Silverman will teach a free online course "Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization." The course is offered through Penn's Online Learning Initiative via the Coursera
platform. The five lectures will cover, among other topics, how Egyptians understood
time, gods and goddesses and mummies, and will use the Penn Museum's vast artifact
collection, showcasing more than 1,000 items to give learners a visual cue.

"Memory and Identity at the Elite Tombs of Amarna."

A Public Lecture by Dr. Gay Robins

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Lecture: 7:00 p.m. Reception: 6:15 p.m.

Gay Robins, PhD, is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Art History at Emory University in Atlanta,
GA and Michael C. Carlos Museum Faculty Consultant for Ancient Egyptian Art. Her areas
of specialization include composition, style and proportion in Ancient Egyptian art,
as well as issues of gender, sexuality, identity and memory.

The site of Tell el-Amarna, also known as "Amarna," was chosen as the location of
pharaoh Akhenaton's new city, which he dedicated to his one god, the Aton. In addition
to being the political and religious capital of Egypt for a period of approximately
20 years, Amarna was also the intended burial ground for the royal family and his
court. Egyptian tombs served many functions, not least of which was the perpetuation
of the name and identity of the person buried there. Dr. Robins will share with us
her insights into how the art of the Amarna period tombs contributed to this goal.

Dr. Robins earned her doctorate at the University Oxford in the UK and is a world
renowned scholar specializing in ancient Egyptian art. She has published several books and numerous articles, including the popular titles The Art of Ancient Egypt and Women in Ancient Egypt.

This free public event will take place on the campus of the University of Memphis.

Pay parking ($3/hr.) is available in the adjacent Zach Curlin Garage.

Family Day at the Egyptian Institute

Coming in February 25, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Treat the family to fun-filled activities inspired by Ancient Egypt at the University
of Memphis.

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